When Chase Brice decided he was going to leave his role as backup to Trevor Lawrence at Clemson it was breaking News when he announced his next stop would be Duke. The word came down on Super Bowl 🏈 Sunday a few years back and there was real excitement about Coach Cut getting a Big Time quarterback that already had some gametime experience.

The combination of the Covid Pandemic preventing the normal off-season routine plus the fact that Clemson ‘s offensive line wasn’t part of the deal had Brice looking for a 3rd option for a team.

. Next stop for Brice ended up being in the Mountains ⛰ at Appalachian State. The move payed off with 3,000+ yards passing and a 10 win season and a birth in the Boca Raton Bowl versus Western Kentucky

The final two seconds ticked off with Northern Illinois University trying to line up for a final snap at the Coastal Carolina University’s 3 yard line.

CCU earns it’s first Bowl Championship in the programs history, 47-41.

Almost Game Time ! Should be a Good One !!

Dateline – Orlando, FL

Today marks the official beginning of the NCAA Bowl 🥣 season – 43 and counting. They are underway over in the Bahamas 🇧🇸 and the score is knotted at 7-7 between Toledo and Middle Tennessee.

The second half of the opening twinbill takes place in Orlando, Florida in the Cure Bowl.

While it will be my first visit to the Stadium 🏟 I have seen both of these teams live in recent years.

Last month a ranked Coastal team was upset in Boone by Appy State in a thrilling contest decided in the final minute and Northern Illinois came up short a few years back versus Duke in Detroit’s Motor City Bowl.

Coastal (10-2) dropped two games by a field goal or less during the regular season. The Appy loss knocked them out of the Sun Belt Championship game so they will be well rested heading into the 6pm kickoff.

Northern Illinois(9-4) captured their league crown on December 4th with a hard fought victory over Kent State 41-23. The newly crowned MAC champs 🏆 should be able to match scores with CCU.

Gates open at 4:30 and the game time temperature 🌡 😎 looks to be 85°.

Exploria Stadium is a soccer ⚽️ Stadium that serves as home to both Orlando City and the Orlando Pride.

Plenty of folks around the building wearing Huskies Red, including their band. It will be interesting to see how many fans end up inside of the 25,000 seat facility.

It’s final now in the Bahamas 🇧🇸

middle Tennessee wins 31-24!